The relationship among attributions, emotions, and interpersonal styles of staff working with clients with intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1484-1494

  Zijlmans, Linda J M ^a,b   Embregts, Petri J C M ^a,b,c   Bosman, Anna M T ^b,d   Willems, Arno P A M ^a,e  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Consortium Coping LVB ^*  (Netherlands)

^c HAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e Multi Disciplinary Centre for Dual Disabilities   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attributions; Challenging behavior; Emotions; Interpersonal style; Staff

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860534799     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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